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FEDERATION OF WESTERN OUTDOOR CLUBS







No. 8
OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION -- WASHINGTON, OREGON AND CALIFORNIA


            
The U.S. Department of the Interior is considering leasing offshore areas adjacent to the Washington, Oregon and California coasts for the purpose of oil and gas exploration.  The ecology of these coastal and marine areas is already threatened by inland development and sources of pollution.  Much effort is being expended at many levels of state and local government to reduce these sources and their impact.

People from all over the Pacific Northwest and the world visit this coast with its many state parks and one national park.  The come to enjoy the beaches, the forests, the wildlife, to fish and dig clams and to look at the sea.  This area is an important source of tourist revenues and recreation for the states and local communities.

The dangers to the marine and coastal environment from offshore oil drilling are well documented.  Poisoned tidal flats, dead and dying birds and fish, oil-contaminated beaches and oil rigs on the horizon are the potential legacy of careless appropriation of these resources.

The Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs strongly opposes leasing of areas off the Washington, Oregon and California coasts for oil and gas exploration.  It is an activity of questionable economic benefit and of potentially severe ecological and aesthetic damage to these valuable recreation areas.









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